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Thursday, February 9, 2012

American Royalties

Though we fought
a revolution to get rid of 'em/it, Americans love royalties.

Did you see
Madonna's entrance at the Super Bowl?

How about
American media coverage of the Queen's birthday?

Catch that parade
in NYC?

American idol?

And how about...?

@#$%

People like
royalties; and despite the sacrifices of America's freedom fighters over the
past 2+ centuries, we're slipping/tripping/acquiescing back to...

We want a king.

Really.

Nothing has
changed since Saul.

Read 1 Samuel 8.

Nothing has changed
since Saul and Samuel's
caution about getting what you ask for.

Read 1 Samuel 8;
and while you're at it, review the first few of the big ten in Exodus 20.

Wanting a king is
as stupid - yes, some things/people are, uh, stupid - as ending a sentence with
a preposition.

Buuuuuuut, Americans still
want one.

Really.

Shamelessly, I
think of these sentences from I
Just Wanna Ride (FTW): "I will never forget a startling
exchange between three young girls before Senators McCain and Obama faced off
for the Presidency. The girls dropped by to say hello and drop off some cookies
that they made for me because..." (buy the book for more on that).

Continuing,
"I asked, 'If you could vote next week, who would you vote for?'
Spontaneously and simultaneously, the screamed, 'Obama! Obama!'
Without tipping my political leanings on that one because I hadn't eaten the
cookies yet, I asked, 'Why?' Spontaneously and simultaneously, they said
in a rather serious way for their ages, 'Because he will take care of
us.'"

Whoa.

For more, uh, buy
the book.

For now, it's
just one of the increasing illustrations of America's lust/love/longing for
royalties; noting, naturally as opposed to spiritually, the assumption that the
king will, uh, take care of
us.

Read 1 Samuel 8
again.

Parallels?

@#$%

I've never
stopped liking BBPBHO; and I'd like to share a Fat Tire with him and give him a
copy of my book so he can mention it to Oprah and generate some cash as well as
splash if you know what I
mean.

I just don't
trust him.

I mean, again,
it's not that I think he's a socialist or Muslim or Kenyan or anything like
that.

It's because I have no clue who/what
he is!

He is the first
truly secular President in American history.

As we've noted
here before, that's/he's what/who America wants.

Don't kid
yourself.

That's why he won
last time and why he'll win even bigger this time.

America doesn't
want a Christian, Muslim, Mormon, Moonie, or any other religious flavor spicing
American culture with such a big bully pulpit and executive, uh, power.

America wants a
secularist who will, uh, take
care of us.

Screw freedom.

Psst.

Don't look now
but isn't he, uh, you know, taking on, uh, I mean emasculating, uh, I mean forcing
violation of conscience for large parts of Christendom with that
unconstitutional ___care?

Yeah, he's gonna take care of us.

While I can't
seem to perceive a faith preference in him, which, again, is cool for most
Americans, I do see now more than sense anymore a deep antipathy for...

Parenthetically,
getting back to Madonna, BBPBHO reminds me of Madonna's performance at the
Super Bowl. Is he really saying/singing those things or just...?

But, again,
that's what/who most Americans want.

Americans like
kings; while hoping they'll, uh, you know, take
care of us.

Why be free if
the king will take care of
us?

Yeah, that's
right.

I'll give up all
of my freedoms if he'll, yeah, yeah, yeah, take
care of us.

I don't mind
being enslaved.

We'll see.

@#$%

@#$%

Don't get me
wrong.

The insurgents
aren't that appealing.

Click on the 1/17
edition (right column) for more on that/them.

I've been wearing
sweater vests longer than Rick remembers inhaling back in... It's
twwwuuu. It's twwwuuu. Unlike Clinton but like the incumbent, he
inhaled! Uh, so did I; but, of course, I'm not running for
President. Besides, while he's a lot more consistently principled than
the incumbent or any of the other insurgents, he doesn't have enough $ or
organization or backing from the GOP elites or traction to...

Newt reminds me
of too many church hoppers. If he can't get what he wants no matter how
the votes are piling up, he'll ruin the party and move on. He's a
my-way-or-the-highway kinda guy. That doesn't even work with the
GOP. He likes to burn rather than build bridges. He's a no go for
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

If Paul would
just shut up about foreign policy because he sounds like mainline
denominational seminary professors with two feet planted firmly in the air...

Nah, I'm not
worried about Mitt being a Mormon because I think he's a Mormon like most
pewsitters/pulpiteers are to Biblical Christianity. You know, uh,
coincidental/occasional. Really, do you think America would vote for an
authentic to Joseph Smith Mormon with all of those racist, sexist, and
elitist...?

What's that?

Rick just did
what?

Americans are
rethinking the king thing?

Where's my
sweater vest?

@#$%

@#$%

Speaking of idolatries,
our church is just about ready to dedicate a massive renovation/expansion to...

Probably Jesus.

Should be Jesus.

Hope it's...

But, you know,
those plaques, pictures, and...

I wrote to our
officers and staff, "I think God spoke to me about all of those pictures
and plaques last night while walking Kopper and while exclaiming while looking
up at the beautiful stars, 'O Lord, our Lord...'"

He reminded me of
Luke 21:1-4.

I urged our
officers/staff to meditate and chew and wrap themselves around it in a Psalm 1
kinda way.

I went on,
"He told me that no one's gift is no more nor no less important than
anybody else's. He told me no one deserves no more nor no less
recognition, regard, response, nor reward than anybody else."

I think it has
something to do with the priesthood of all believers.

Anyway, I
suggested a room for some kinda "Hall of Faith" where we could
hang up the pictures of everyone who has ever been a member of the church.

I ended,
"This is one of the opportunities before us now that we've renovated the
building. What a great time to renovate our..."

Uh, I still don't
have an updated dossier/resume/PIF.

@#$%

This is really,
really, really important.

We're going
deeper in our family of faith on Wednesday evenings in the chapel with the help
of Francis Chan's Forgotten
God; Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit.

Psst.

Yes, this is
related to the preceding in a Psalm 33:12 kinda way.

Anyway, I can
think of only one other book right now that I'd like you to buy/read/digest.

No, I'm not
talking about I Just Wanna
Ride (FTW); though I'd really like you to...

I'm talking about
the Bible.

Well, several
folks missed last Wednesday's session for lots of reasons; and, typically, I
was asked, "Will/did I miss anything?"